Support for meetings

Meetings might request support for many reasons. Support might help spiritual growth, to seek advice on church government or legal matters or to access help when there are difficulties.

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...supporting Friends in their local organisation by providing services and advice relevant to the current needs of the Quaker community...

- Qf&p 8.03

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There are a variety of ways that we offer support to meetings. These may be carried out by members of BYM paid staff, or by Quakers volunteering service. Staff across the work of the organisation support Friends. Find below ways in which support is offered to Quakers and meetings.

If what you are looking for is not listed here then you could make contact using the details below.

Quaker Life Network

The Network has been developed by Quaker Life to help in its work supporting Quakers and meetings around Britain. By nurturing the connection between Friends, meetings and Quaker Life the Network helps to nourish the spiritual life of Britain Yearly Meeting.

There is advice here for roles that you might expect but also some of the roles are less obvious to all meetings. Such as:

Children & young people's work advocates

Employers and wardens

Quaker Life representatives

Quaker chaplains

Records custodians and librarians

Registering officers

Safeguarding coordinators

Outreach and Quaker Week

Outreach is about helping people to find us and, when they do, to offer them welcome, encouragement and friendship. Many meetings do outreach all year round. Quaker Week takes place each autumn. It offers a time to focus on reaching outwards and welcoming new people to meeting as well as looking inward to our own communities.

Criminal records (DBS) checks

Criminal records checks are just one aspect of ensuring that people working with children, young people or vulnerable adults are suitable to do so. Visit the
criminal records check application process webpages to find out how to apply for a check.

Data safety

All parts of Britain Yearly Meeting must follow its policies on information security and data protection which Meeting for Sufferings Committee agreed on behalf of Meeting for Sufferings in July 2003. Follow
data safety support to find out more.